Group Risk

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has praised how firms adapted to the pandemic but emphasised seven key points they must focus on as hybrid and other working models are growing in popularity....

More than a third of employees have continued working despite being ill during the pandemic, with younger people even more likely to do so. Encouragingly there was a drop in self-reported presenteeism...

Having sufficient protection for unexpected healthcare costs and seeking financial advice appear to substantially boost mental health, according to research from HSBC. The bank’s study also revealed other strong correlations between financial,...

Johnny Timpson has been appointed financial services sector ambassador for bereavement support service GriefChat. Timpson will be tasked with helping the organisation partner with financial services firms to improve vulnerable customer support,...

Less than a third of employers believe they have a true grip on the sickness absence situation experienced in their organisation over the last two years. Just 29% of employers said they...

Metlife paid out £47m in claims across its individual and group protection business from July to September, one of the highest single quarters it has seen as Covid and long Covid hit....

US mutual life insurer New York Life has appointed current president Craig DeSanto as its next chief executive officer (CEO). DeSanto will succeed Ted Mathas, who is retiring having served as CEO...

Employee health and wellbeing programmes can have a positive impact on social relationships and reduce bullying, according to a study from Vitality and the University of East Anglia (UEA). The three-year study...

Aviva UK Health managing director Steve Bridger has told advisers to demand data from insurers on how long it takes patients to return to work after treatment, noting the sector does not...

Royal London is urging men to raise health concerns as early as possible to ensure early treatment as the insurer's data shows a worrying decline in prostate and testicular cancer claims. At...